2007 Cricket World Cup: New Zealand vs Ireland
{{date|April 9, 2007}}

[[w:New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] beat [[w:Ireland cricket team|Ireland]] by 129 runs in the Super 8 phase in the [[w:2007 Cricket World Cup|World Cup]] at the [[w:Providence Stadium|Providence Stadium]], [[w:Georgetown|Georgetown]], [[w:Guyana|Guyana]].

'''Toss:''' New Zealand won, and elected to bat first.

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{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Stephen Fleming|Stephen Fleming]]|status=c Porterfield b Rankin|runs=10|balls=11|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=90.90}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Hamish Marshall|Hamish Marshall]]|status=c Morgan b Langford-Smith|runs=16|balls=21|4s=2|6s=0|strike_rate=76.19}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Scott Styris|Scott Styris]]|status=c N O'Brien b Langford-Smith|runs=10|balls=15|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=66.66}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Craig McMillan|Craig McMillan]]|status=c Johnston b McCallan|runs=22|balls=29|4s=1|6s=1|strike_rate=75.86}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Jacob Oram|Jacob Oram]]|status=c Morgan b White|runs=20|balls=48|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=41.66}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Brendon McCullum|Brendon McCullum]]|status=c Morgan b Johnston|runs=47|balls=37|4s=2|6s=1|strike_rate=127.02}}
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{{Cricket match batsman status|player='''Total'''|status=('''8 Wickets'''; 50 overs)|runs='''263'''|balls=|4s=19|6s=3|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-35 (Fleming, 5.4 ov), 2-59 (Marshall, 11.0 ov), 3-83 (Styris, 16.3 ov), 4-118 (McMillan 24.4 ov), 5-172 (Fulton, 38.1 ov), 6-181 (Oram, 40.4 ov), 7-189 (Vettori, 42.3 ov), 8-260 (McCullum, 49.4 ov)

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{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Dave Langford-Smith|Dave Langford-Smith]]|overs=10|maiden=1|runs=41|wickets=2|econ=4.10}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Boyd Rankin|Boyd Rankin]]|overs=8|maiden=0|runs=55|wickets=1|econ=6.87}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Trent Johnston|Trent Johnston]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=63|wickets=1|econ=6.30}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Kyle McCallan|Kyle McCallan]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=35|wickets=2|econ=3.50}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Andrew White (cricketer)|Andrew White]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=45|wickets=2|econ=4.50}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Kevin O'Brien (cricketer)|Kevin O'Brien]]|overs=2|maiden=0|runs=20|wickets=0|econ=10.00}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

{{Cricket match batting box begin|title=[[Image:Flag of Ireland cricket team.svg|20px]] [[w:Ireland cricket team|Ireland innings]] '''Target: 264 runs from 50 overs'''}}
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{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Jeremy Bray (cricketer)|Jeremy Bray]]|status=c McCullum b Bond|runs=1|balls=5|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=20.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Eoin Morgan|Eoin Morgan]]|status=c McCullum b Oram|runs=9|balls=33|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=27.27}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Niall O'Brien (cricketer)|Niall O'Brien]]|status=c Oram b Patel|runs=30|balls=75|4s=2|6s=0|strike_rate=40.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Kevin O'Brien (cricketer)|Kevin O'Brien]]|status=run out (Marshall)|runs=49|balls=45|4s=2|6s=3|strike_rate=108.88}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Trent Johnston|Trent Johnston]]|status=lbw b Patel|runs=13|balls=19|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=68.42}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Andrew White (cricketer)|Andrew White]]|status=lbw b Vettori|runs=0|balls=4|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=0.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Peter Gillespie|Peter Gillespie]]|status=lbw b Vettori|runs=2|balls=8|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=25.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Kyle McCallan|Kyle McCallan]]|status=b Vettori|runs=0|balls=8|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=0.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Dave Langford-Smith|Dave Langford-Smith]]|status=not out|runs=0|balls=4|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=0.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Boyd Rankin|Boyd Rankin]]|status=lbw b Vettori|runs=0|balls=1|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=0.00}}
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{{Cricket match batsman status|player='''Total'''|status=('''all out'''; 37.4 overs)|runs='''134'''|balls=|4s=7|6s=3|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-5 (Bray, 2.0 ov), 2-22 (Porterfield, 7.2 ov), 3-35 (Morgan, 12.5 ov), 4-110 (K O'Brien, 28.4 ov), 5-125 (N O'Brien, 32.3 ov), 6-127 (White, 33.3 ov), 7-133 (Johnston, 34.4 ov), 8-133 (Gillespie, 35.5 ov), 9-134 (McCallan, 37.3 ov), 10-134 (Rankin, 37.4 ov)

{{Cricket match bowling box begin|title=[[Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg|20px]] [[w:New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand bowling]]}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:James Franklin|James Franklin]]|overs=8|maiden=1|runs=27|wickets=0|econ=3.37}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Shane Bond|Shane Bond]]|overs=5|maiden=0|runs=18|wickets=2|econ=3.60}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Jacob Oram|Jacob Oram]]|overs=6|maiden=2|runs=15|wickets=1|econ=2.50}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Jeetan Patel|Jeetan Patel]]|overs=7|maiden=1|runs=32|wickets=2|econ=4.57}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Daniel Vettori|Daniel Vettori]]|overs=8.4|maiden=1|runs=23|wickets=4|econ=2.65}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Scott Styris|Scott Styris]]|overs=3|maiden=0|runs=16|wickets=0|econ=5.33}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

'''New Zealand:''' [[w:Peter Fulton|P G Fulton]], [[w:Stephen Fleming|S P Fleming]] (capt), [[w:Hamish Marshall|H J H Marshall]], [[w:Scott Styris|S B Styris]], [[w:Jacob Oram|J D P Oram]], [[w:Craig McMillan|C D McMillan]], [[w:Brendon McCullum|B B McCullum]] (wkt), [[w:Daniel Vettori|D L Vettori]], [[w:James Franklin|J E C Franklin]], [[w:Shane Bond|S E Bond]], [[w:Jeetan Patel|J S Patel]]<br>
'''Ireland:''' [[w:Jeremy Bray (cricketer)|J P Bray]], [[w:William Porterfield|W T S Porterfield]], [[w:Eoin Morgan|E J G Morgan]], [[w:Niall O'Brien (cricketer)|N J O'Brien]] (wkt), [[w:Andrew White (cricketer)|A R White]], [[w:Peter Gillespie|P G Gillespie]], [[w:Kevin O'Brien (cricketer)|K J O'Brien]],  [[w:Kyle McCallan|W K McCallan]], [[w:Trent Johnston|D T Johnston]] (capt), [[w:Dave Langford-Smith|D Langford-Smith]], [[w:Boyd Rankin|W B Rankin]]

'''Player of the match:''' [[w:Peter Fulton|P G Fulton]] (New Zealand)

Umpires: [[w:Steve Bucknor|S A Bucknor]] (West Indies) and [[w:Simon Taufel|S J A Taufel]] (South Africa)<br>
TV umpire: [[w:Billy Doctrove|B R Doctrove]] (West Indies)<br>
Match referee: [[w:Ranjan Madugalle|RS Madugalle]] (Sri Lanka) <br>
Reserve umpire: G E Greaves (West Indies)<br>

== Sources ==
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New Zealand beat Ireland by 129 runs in the Super 8 phase in the World Cup at the Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana.

'Toss:' New Zealand won, and elected to bat first.


'Fall of wickets:' 1-35 (Fleming, 5.4 ov), 2-59 (Marshall, 11.0 ov), 3-83 (Styris, 16.3 ov), 4-118 (McMillan 24.4 ov), 5-172 (Fulton, 38.1 ov), 6-181 (Oram, 40.4 ov), 7-189 (Vettori, 42.3 ov), 8-260 (McCullum, 49.4 ov)


'Fall of wickets:' 1-5 (Bray, 2.0 ov), 2-22 (Porterfield, 7.2 ov), 3-35 (Morgan, 12.5 ov), 4-110 (K O'Brien, 28.4 ov), 5-125 (N O'Brien, 32.3 ov), 6-127 (White, 33.3 ov), 7-133 (Johnston, 34.4 ov), 8-133 (Gillespie, 35.5 ov), 9-134 (McCallan, 37.3 ov), 10-134 (Rankin, 37.4 ov)


'New Zealand:' P G Fulton, S P Fleming (capt), H J H Marshall, S B Styris, J D P Oram, C D McMillan, B B McCullum (wkt), D L Vettori, J E C Franklin, S E Bond, J S Patel
'Ireland:' J P Bray, W T S Porterfield, E J G Morgan, N J O'Brien (wkt), A R White, P G Gillespie, K J O'Brien,  W K McCallan, D T Johnston (capt), D Langford-Smith, W B Rankin

'Player of the match:' P G Fulton (New Zealand)

Umpires: S A Bucknor (West Indies) and S J A Taufel (South Africa)
TV umpire: B R Doctrove (West Indies)
Match referee: RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka) 
Reserve umpire: G E Greaves (West Indies)
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